# Irzan Raditya

> Irzan Raditya is the Jakarta-based CEO and co-founder of Kata.ai. A computer science graduate of HTW Berlin, he worked in mobile engineering and product leadership in Germany and played bass in Not Called Jinx before returning to Indonesia to build YesBoss, which pivoted to enterprise conversational AI in 2016.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Kata.ai
- **Organizations:** Kata.ai, YesBoss, GASPACK, Endeavor, Takeaway.com, Lieferando, Zalando, Not Called Jinx, Amplitweet, Styyli, Cape & Fly, Rumah Diaspora
- **From:** Jakarta, Indonesia
- **Nationality:** Indonesian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, HTW Berlin (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin), Scaling Entrepreneurial Ventures (executive education program), Harvard Business School Executive Education
- **Known for:** Selected for LinkedIn’s Indonesia Power Profiles 2017 in the Under 30 category., Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in February 2018., Led Kata.ai through its $3.5 million Series A in 2017 and Series B in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2014** — Bass player and international marketing manager with Not Called Jinx, according to his LinkedIn career record.
- **2011** — Founded music-promotion tool Amplitweet in Berlin.
- **2012** — Graduated from HTW Berlin.
- **2013** — Worked on Zalando’s Android shopping app; began leading mobile work at Lieferando.
- **2014-2015** — Head of Mobile Product at Takeaway.com following its acquisition of Lieferando.
- **2015** — Co-founded Rumah Diaspora and returned to Indonesia to launch YesBoss with Christian Franke, Wahyu Wrehasnaya, and Reynir Fauzan.
- **2016** — YesBoss acquired Philippine SMS concierge HeyKuya, then pivoted to enterprise AI as Kata.ai; the consumer service closed on October 31.
- **2017** — Kata.ai announced a $3.5 million Series A led by Trans-Pacific Technology Fund.
- **2018** — Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur at the 77th International Selection Panel in Dubai in February; delivered a TEDxJalanTunjungan talk in December.
- **2020** — Kata.ai raised Series B funding, according to his professional profile and UNCTAD speaker biography.
- **2022** — Became co-founder/chairman/commissioner at GASPACK, as listed on LinkedIn.

## Achievements

- Selected for LinkedIn’s Indonesia Power Profiles 2017 in the Under 30 category.
- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in February 2018.
- Led Kata.ai through its $3.5 million Series A in 2017 and Series B in 2020.
- Listed in Tatler Asia’s Gen.T technology cohort in 2023 on his professional profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Appeared on Muzamil Hasan’s Beyond the Bubble podcast to discuss outcome pricing, model selection, and sovereign AI; the episode page identifies him as Kata.ai’s co-founder and CEO.
- **2025-11** — Spoke at SMBC TechConnect in South Jakarta about AI-generated misinformation and urged people to verify channels, content, and requests.
- **2025-07** — Featured in Semesta Business Podcast’s July 25 episode about Indonesia’s readiness for AI.
- **2025-03** — 500 Global highlighted his view that agentic AI builders should use existing large language models and focus on appropriate use cases.

## Links

- Website: https://kata.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irzanraditya/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irzanraditya/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/irzanraditya

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/irzan-raditya
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-13